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Justin Bieber will appear in Toronto court March 10 to face an assault charge for allegedly attacking a limo driver over the Christmas holidays.

The Stratford native — who faces legal problems in the United States and Canada — surrendered to Toronto Police Wednesday night at 52 Division in downtown Toronto.

The baby-faced pop star turned troubled youth arrived in an SUV at the police station at Dundas St. W. , just west of University Ave., shortly before 8 p.m. and was met by a throng of screaming young fans and media.

A handful of officers escorted Bieber through the crowd and into the station where he was interviewed by investigators about the Dec. 29 incident.

About 90 minutes later, the teen heart-throb managed to sneak by reporters and fans by leaving the police station through a back door and driving off in a different vehicle.

Soon after, Insp. Howie Page released a statement explaining the singer has been charged with assault.

The Biebs and some pals took in a Toronto Maple Leafs game from a private box at the Air Canada Centre on the night in question.

Page said it’s alleged a limousine driver picked up a group of six people, outside a nightclub, near Peter St. and Adelaide St. W., around 2:50 a.m. the following morning.

“While driving the group to a hotel, an altercation occurred between one of the passengers and the driver of the limousine,” he said. “In the course of the altercation, a man struck the limousine driver on the back of the head several times.

“The driver stopped the limousine, exited the vehicle and called police,” Page said, adding the assailant left the scene before officers arrived.

Bieber has also been in trouble with U.S. authorities in two cities south of the border recently.

On Jan. 23, he was arrested in Miama and charged with driving under the influence after police allegedly caught him drag racing a rented Lamborghini on a main thoroughfare.

According to court records, he pleaded not guilty Wednesday to those charges in a written plea submitted by his lawyer.

If convicted, Bieber could face up to six months in prison. But experts say that if he’s found guilty, Bieber will likely receive a lighter sentence because it would be his first offence.

Bieber is scheduled to make a court appearance Feb. 14 to formally answer to those charges.

He was also charged with driving on an expired license and resisting arrest without violence for the Miami incident.

Bieber has also been under investigation in California, where he resides, after a neighbour claimed he egged his home late last year and caused $20,000 in damage.